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BMW 850iYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 17 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW 850i.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints17Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls21991–2019 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW 850i years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 850i median. Tap a year for its full report.

'91'92'93'94'95'19
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2019Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1991Not rated–/1009 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common BMW 850i problems

All model years combined: 17 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Exterior lighting50
Air bags42
Power train30
Electrical system20
Engine21
Fuel/propulsion system10
Forward collision avoidance10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Suspension10
1 other systems10
2 recalls

BMW 850i recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Engine and engine cooling: cooling system98V-178 · 1991–1995 · Aug 4, 1998 · 340,000 vehicles–Air bags: frontal96V-110 · 1991–1992 · Jul 1, 1996 · 75,000 vehicles